April 23, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
An accident at the Smithville Post Office Monday morning caused some damage to the front entrance but no one was injured.
According to Smithville Police, 77 year old Marilynn Shea was pulling up to park at the post office in a 2008 Hyundai Accent and attempted to apply the brake when she accidentally stepped on the accelerator pedal causing the car to hit the front of the post office building.
Shea was not hurt.
After the accident, a sign was posted on the front door directing patrons to a side entrance to the building.